Dwight Howard vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Dwight Howard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Dwight Howard played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| Dwight Howard | 18 | 12 | 2004-05 to 2021-22 |
| Austin Reaves | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Dwight Howard | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 82 | 32.6 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 8.3 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 3.4 | 5.0 | .671 |
| difference: | +21 | +9.4 | +4.7 | +2.8 | +4.1 | +6.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +1.4 | -1.3 | -1.4 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +.061 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +3.1 | +.168 | |
| Austin Reaves | 61 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .459 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .317 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .839 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Dwight Howard nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Dwight Howard | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 82 | 36.8 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 10.7 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.3 | 7.3 | .595 |
| difference: | +18 | +8.0 | +2.8 | +3.0 | +6.5 | +9.5 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -1.1 | -1.7 | +1.7 | +3.0 | +.002 | +1.3 | +3.4 | +0.7 | +3.2 | +.269 | |
| Austin Reaves | 64 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .529 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .398 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .864 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dwight Howard | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 36.2 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .464 | 2.4 | 5.5 | .443 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .895 |
Season 3 |
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| Dwight Howard | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2006-07 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
| Others | - | NBA Cup Champion |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 82 | 36.9 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 10.6 | .603 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.8 | 8.1 | .586 |
| difference: | +4.8 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +5.2 | +8.0 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +1.6 | -1.8 | -1.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +.117 | +1.9 | +5.1 | +2.0 | +4.8 | +.267 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 82 | 32.1 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .486 | 1.9 | 5.1 | .367 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .853 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | 41.8 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 10.5 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 3.8 | 8.3 | .455 |
| difference: | +1 | +7.0 | +1.5 | +3.0 | +8.0 | +11.0 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -3.5 | -1.7 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +.072 | +1.4 | +5.2 | +0.4 | +4.5 | +.440 | |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 34.8 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 12.6 | .476 | 1.4 | 5.2 | .269 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .895 |
Season 4 |
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| Dwight Howard | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
| Rebounds Leader | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Magic Lost East Conf Semis | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 82 | 37.7 | 20.7 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 11.9 | .599 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 6.5 | 10.9 | .590 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.8 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +7.1 | +9.7 | +4.5 | +0.2 | +1.8 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +.139 | +2.7 | +7.3 | +2.1 | +5.9 | +.287 | |
| Austin Reaves | 73 | 34.9 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 14.2 | .460 | 2.7 | 7.3 | .377 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .877 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 10 | 42.1 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 15.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 12.4 | .581 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.5 | 8.3 | .542 |
| difference: | +5 | +2.9 | +2.7 | +5.2 | +5.2 | +10.4 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +2.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +.170 | +3.0 | +9.4 | +3.3 | +6.9 | +.315 | |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 39.2 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 14.6 | .411 | 3.0 | 9.4 | .319 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .857 |
Additional Years |
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* Dwight Howard played 14 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2009 to 2022—Dwight Howard played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 14 extra years over Austin Reaves, Dwight Howard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 3 Defensive Player of the Year 4 Rebounds Leader 2 Blocks Leader 6 All-Star Game |